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Letter: GOP spreading lies

Wichita Falls Times Record News
Published 10:46 a.m. CT Oct. 23, 2018

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U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is interviewed after his town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas.(Photo: Lauren Roberts/Times Record News, )Buy Photo

Speaking of disrespect among Americans, have you listened to President Trump speak lately? He calls women horseface and pigs. I’m only assuming that you Republicans are so fearful of Beto winning that you have a statewide campaign to spread lies about him.

When I saw that an O’Rourke spokesman told The Eagle in Bryan-College Station, that Beto’s campaign never asked the VFW to remove all American flags, I guess the GOP has put out the word to spread this lie around since you are writing it to our paper as well. You know darn good and well that this is not true and yet you actually wrote it in an article to our Times Record News.

If you believe that Social Security and Medicare that we as working Americans paid into all of our working lives is socialism, please feel free to give yours back. Beto’s campaign has been a positive campaign since day one with only one exception and that was the second debate where he decided to defend himself against Lying Ted. You know that is what Trump calls him so it’s OK.

You all keep talking about the caravan as illegal immigrants. If they haven’t crossed into the United States then they are not illegal immigrants. They have told reporters they are trying to escape being murdered and to enter to ask for asylum, as our law allows; but their kids are taken from them and they are locked-up before they have their day in court. There is a process that they are being denied.

If we pulled all of the letters to the editor for the past six months, I’d bet that if fact checked, the ones from Republicans would take the prize for lies. So, if you want our country to come together, write a letter about what the GOP stands for. I’ve written my letter about what Democrats stand for. I hope you read it.

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke talks with reporter Trish Choate after his town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

People listen to Kevin Lopez, Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 30, speaks at U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke goes to shake a supporter's hand at his town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

People purchase merchandise at U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke's town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

People cheer at the start of U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke's town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke returned to Wichita Falls for his fourth town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

People listen to U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke during his fourth town hall in Wichita Falls at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

More than 450 people attended U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke's town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

Bryan Rupp asks a question at U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

Tagan Couch and her daughter Marley meet U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke after his town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,

Tagan Couch and her daughter Marley have their photo taken with U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke after his town hall at the Stone Palace Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, as part of O'Rourke's 34-day grassroots drive across Texas. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News,